The Wilmingtonian., 1887-02-05
Mr.. Norney and the Fish Question.

| oo'pic 'ho poopie Vi lhe Obate as Wise ana
Informed man upon the fsh question. 1t
'annot be drnied but that Mr. NJrney has
blown tremendously loud blast upon his
trumpet but the tune is mouotnnously ua-
broken one, its bnrthen being what E L.
N"rnry has accomplished for Delaware in
piscatolial, Or more exactly, the fi4h pres,r-
vatiou and fish producing line. These loud
clear trumpet notes that tickled the ears Of
many who heard them az il 1t we're a new
song has at length been discovered to he not
an entirely original melody Iu other words
the eloquent and tuneful Norney ia stealing
somebody else's thunder. And all this is the
inple fact With regret it is stated, for
the legislators mellih ,ous notes trapped
more than one expression IF grateful journ-
alistic eulogism upon the pnblic spirited
Delawaresu who first % thought of rescu-
ng our waters from possible utter extinc-
ton OF the 6nny tribes. Yet il is the truth
hat the honorable gentleman. with an alac-
| rity 30 dlstin suishsble III many mpre promi-
uent public men, is not averse to gathering
where he has not sown and reaping where
he has not titled, 1t is sad 70 be n"ces stated
tn make the revelation, but it must be at
tested that many thousands of Wilmington
! ans are fully posted not alone upon the fAct
Of he existence of a society here whose duty
| nd whose money and efforts have been for
long time definitely placed in the direction
Of maintaining, onncnrrently with the aid of
| external help fIon the Federal government,
the fish supply of this State. We refer to
the S 'ciety for the Pr, servation Of G lme 1t
Is stated right here alSo that were it not for
he active exertions Of this Society supple
menting, out Of means provided aud sub
| scribed from the pockets of its members,
there would be at this m nent real cause
| fnr anxiety as tn the cOntInuauc of our fish
supply here A to the active AID, aud aid
., which, were it not given in the way, aud
I, the time it was aft 'rded, NJ. Money is
formed he eau get tet mouy from P,oies-
~ Baird nf the Smiths ,nian Institute at
Washington, that Uncle Sans help would
ave been Of very little usr to tile State nr
delaware. Tie point is tins. that the i.der-
government IN general wav gives to all
e States certain help, that ls usually, ish
sgs for propag alton. The COVE nm mt does
at DISCRIMINATE, all s ates get that help
'ut, s,ch State must build and ma ntain its
wutA'h a'cherius, must DIST 'ute the eggs,
u'lfthe psrapln'rnalis 81, aud pay the
ut II osre-raking D.d Mr.. Noruey, ia
'at b. illiant speech of his make any refer
,nce among the numerous ''whas have
lnue's" meuti"n anything whatever in re-
gard to what Mr.. Norney had done for Dsl-
ware. For all else, Urcle SANS aid as
vas stated, is given to all tile States on ap-
ncati n. Why does then Mr.. Nurney glor-
" himself upon the fish question Has hs
nded at all ia .he work 10 his own State by
presenting ia the Legislature the great
reeds in this direction, or has he lett that
nUsi practical and worth er part to private
snd silent effort, while he would publicly
lain credit for what has been accom- pished
y Others
No, no, Mr.. Norney that wont do. The
xecutive members Of the Game Preservs-
ION Society never heard of you, and we
question whether you can tell the spawn Of
brook trout from hat of lake shad. There
re those, however, iu the City of Whining
t'n, who are well posted in these subjects,
Who have made the question study, who,
mt OF their own pockets have paid the mon
" and sacrificed their exact scient flo and
trained minds upon the matter giving the
esults to the general good of the State
Aud thereby, and through that fact alone
he Delaware riparian and coast lines are
saved from what threatened to be an extinc.
tion of the most valuable species Of ed ,ble
iish. The reading of few Congressional
Records and Congressional pamphlets does
u"t constitute an expert in any science nor
ss it af 'rd truthful claim upon the sdul.
,'ion of your fellow ctizens.
Each Summer it is customary for Whining
tOnians to bring their Philadelphia and
untry visitrs down TO the Hatchery at
t'e City MIL t. sse what wonders Ia natur-
science private society has nn exn,b ton
whuse business il has been for more than one
'raNon TO send out millions OF young fly all
over b shore, ponds, and streams of Dela-
ware Last Summer We all remember the
owds of delighted vlsitors that used to
swain down to the City Mill to view the iu-
IereStiug sight. Il was, as is inferred, one
of the great show places of the city. Aud
yet Assemblyman NUruey did not mention
t "a his great speech on the fish question.
Probably he is as ignorant of it's exlsteuce as
the officials there aud the members of the
Game Preservation Snciety were of Mr.. E. L.
Nornsy's existence. az least in the role Of q
tsh man, until he ventared to blow his trum.
pot upon the subject bsfore all Delaware.
| Well, We thauk that gentleman for his
good expressions upon the question. A good
legislative appropriation is what is absolute
iy needed. We will tell Mr.. Nurney that
such is needed to pay for attendants work,
for building fish nurseries (for young trout
for inst ince) aud other clearly necessary re-